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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIC.

i GUs'rAv L. JAEGER, 0E NEW YoEx, N. Y.V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,073, dated January2, 1883.

Application fuga November 23,1882. (Numana To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, GUs'rAv L. JAEGER, a citizen ot' the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes, of which the following is aY specification.

This invention relates to that class of matchboxes or pocket lightingdevices in which the box or holder is adapted to contain a coiledcontinuous match, and provided with means for feeding the match outthrough thematchdischarging orifice, and further provided with means forcausing theignition of such portion of the match as may have been pushedor drawn out from the holder. Heretofore a device of such character hasbeen provided with a spunwheel for feeding forward the match, and avibratory arm which is pivoted upon the holder and adapted to bevibrated over the end of the match, so as to strike and thereby lightthesame. In another instance a spur-wheel has been employed for feedingforward the match and a casing containing a Wick, and provided .with anexterior friction-surface arranged so that when drawn out from the mainbox or holder the match shall be rubbed by such friction-surta ce,andthereby ignited. Under my invention, however, the employment ofseparate feeding and operative match-striking devices is not renderednecessary, and hence the apparatus is simplified.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in whichFigure l represents a longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is across-` section.Fig. 3is alongitudinal section, showing arevolving tliumb-'piece. Fig. 4is a like section, showing a reciprocating.;` thumb-piece. Similarletters indicate corresponding paris. The letter A designates the bodylof' the match-box; B, its' discharge-orifice; C, the

friction-surface, and D the thumb-piece.

The box may be made of pasteboard, sheet metal, or other suitablematerial, and in the example shown in Figs. l and 2 the frictionsurfaceC, which is roughened in -the proper manner, is rigid, andthe'thumbpiece D is composed of a flexible flap or flaps adapted to bepressed against the friction-surface, the space between the fiaps andthe friction-sur-` face forming the discharge-orifice B, so that if theprepared match,` placed in the box is withdrawn through said orifice andthe thumb- -piece is depressed the match is ignited by its contact withthe friction-surface, bringing it to a condition for use without furthermanipulat-ion. In the example shown in Figs. 3 and 4 thefriction-surface C consists ofa spring properly roughened, and thethumb-piece D is movable, it being arranged to revolve, as in Fig. 3, orto reciprocate, as in Fig. 4. By this construction the thumb-piece D isadapted not only to press the match against the frictionsurt'ace (l, butalso to simultaneouslydischarge the same through the orifice B, which iusome cases is a convenience. l

When the thumb-piece D is arranged as in Figo 4, it may be provided with'a spring,j`, for

retnrningit to a normal position.

'Io the lnatch-discharging orifice B is attached a tube, B', in Stich amanner as to form an -extension to the orifice, said tube being composedof Wire-gauze or other foraminons material, so that when the match isignited and projected through the orifice the tube serves both toprotect the Hame and also the fingers ot' the person using the box.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y f l.The combination, with the box having a match-discharging orifice, ot'the friction-surface fixed within the box at or near such orifice, andthe thumb-piece adapted to be operated so as to press the match againstthe friction-surface, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the box having` a match-discharging orifice, ofthe friction-surface fixed at or near such orifice, and the movablethumblpiece operating to discharge the match from the box, and also topress the match against the friction-surface, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with the box having the match-discharging orificeprovided with the foraminous extension, ofthe friction-surface at ornear such orifice, and the thumb-piece adapted to press the matchagainst the friction-'surf'ace, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAV L; JAEGER. [L s] Witnesses:

W. HAUEF, CEAS. WAHLEEs.

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